The loss of HMAS Sydney in 1941 was almost impossible for many Australians to comprehend, and over the years a number of theories have been put forward as to just what did happen on that fateful day.

Australian navy light cruiser HMAS Sydney sunk off the coast off Western Australia in November 1941 after a battle with German raider Kormoran. The foreign warship had been disguised as a Dutch ...

The son of the captain of HMAS Sydney has described a service held over the location of the sunken cruiser this morning off WA's Mid West Coast as solemn and emotional. The wreck found last month 66 ...

A NEW expedition aims to create an unprecedented 3D reconstruction of HMAS Sydney II’s hull, 73 years after Australia’s greatest naval tragedy off the WA coast. Sunk on November 19, 1941, by the HSK ...

HMAS Sydney will be decommissioned after 32 years of service at her homeport of Garden Island, Sydney on November 7, 2015. During the conduct of maritime operations spanning the globe HMAS Sydney, an ...

The shot that sealed HMAS Sydney’s fate A CODED dictionary. German testimony. That’s all we know about the loss of the HMAS Sydney warship and its entire crew. But surveys of the wreck have revealed ...

The Royal Australian Navy welcomed its newest Air Warfare Destroyer, HMAS Sydney, into the fleet in the first commissioning of an Australian warship at sea since World War II. Commissioned during a ...

Nearly 900 sailors from the vessels are enjoying a rest from the sea and have ventured into Hobart to enjoy the markets, restaurants and scenery. HMAS Adelaide captain Troy Duggan, HMAS Brisbane ...

“I haven't even thought about dinner. I might just get him a tin of baked beans or something,” she joked. Mrs Henderson was among hundreds of excited wives, children, families and mates to welcome ...

The pride of Australia’s navy, including the biggest vessel of the fleet, and two other warships have docked in Hobart after completing tactical training exercises on the east coast. DETAILS > Nearly ...